Refrigerator.



R. A. RIEK.

REFRIGERATOR. APPLICATION IILBD DEC. 26, 1911.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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Attorneys.

R. A. RIBK; REFRIGERATOR.

- APPLICATION FILED D110. 26, 1911. 1,080,074. I Patented D602, 1913.

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Witnesses lnventqr,

Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH'A. RIEK, OF RHINELANDER; WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T0 RHINELANDER REFRIGERATOR, (70., OF RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN.

REFRIGERATOR. I

. Specification of Letters iaten.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH A. R 1EK, a citizen of the United States, resldmg at Rhinelander, in the county of Oneida and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Refrigerator, of which the followlng is a specification. I

The present invention appertalns generally to refrigerators, and aims to prov de novel means for supporting the provlslon shelves within the refrigerator casing It is the object of the present inventlon to provide unique means for suppbrtlng the provision shelves from the front wall of the refrigerator casing, in order that the shelves may be out of engagement with the lining, or other walls of the refrigerator cas1ng,-so as to avoid all obstructions, projectlons, recesses or grooves in the other walls of the refrigerator, in or on which verdigns or other foreign matter might accumulate.

It'is also the object of the present invention to provide shelf supporting means,

which will permit the shelves to be readily detached and withdrawn through the door- Way leading to the provision chamber.

To the above ends there has been provided "a novel construction} and combination of parts as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that the particular construction of the relative parts may be altered within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing of the benefits derived.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicate similar parts; and Where:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator casing showing the doors opened and the ice-compartment and shelves removed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the ice receptacle or 'compartment. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 6. Fig. 4 is a fragmental view in perspective of the shelfsupporting means. Fig. 5 is a section onthe line 55 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 3. I

Referring ,in detail. to the drawings, 10 designates the casing or boxing forming the rear, side, top and bottom walls of the refrigerator, the same having the front open,

. and having a frame 21 secured over ,the front of same. This frame 21 contains, or rather comprises the respective door frames 18,19

in horizontal alinement.

and 19 The door frame 18 is arranged on one sideof the center of the refrigerator and forms the doorway 11 leading to the shelf compartment of the refrigerator, and the door frames 19 and 19are arran' ed on the other side of the center of the re rigerator, the door frame 19 being arranged above the smaller door frame 19. The doorway 12 formed bythe door frame 19 leads to the chamber for containing the ice compartment, and the doorways 12 and 13 of the respective door frames19 and 19 are separated by a horizontal strip 20 formin a portion of the door frame of each of the door frames 19 and 19. The respective doors 17, 14 and 16 are provided for the doorways 11, 12

and 13 and are arranged to swing into the doorways in thecustomary manner to close the respective doorways. Within the casing. 10 is, arranged a lining 15 of stone, porcelain or other suitable material, the lining being preferably molded to have the back, sides, top and bottom integral, thus avoiding cracks and crevices wlthin the casing,

and it is this latter construction with which this invention is incorporatedto better advantage, although the samecan be applied to various other forms.

The shelves comprise a rectangular wire frame 37 containing the woven wire or meshd wire filling 38 to support the articles thereon. To the sides ofv these shelves are secured hangers for supporting the shelves within the refrigerator, these hangers each consisting of a length of suitable wire soldered or otherwise secured to the rear end of the shelfand then being inclined forwardly as designated by the numeral 39 to the front end of the shelf, then being bent inwardly or angularly as designated by the numeral 40, and thence bent downwardly as designated by the numeral 41 to have the corresponding end of the wire secured to the front end of the shelf. Thus it will be seen that the shelf and hangers. are constructed of wire, this wire being of suitable material of requisite strength and being tinned. To the inner face of the door frame 18 and along the edges-of the jamb thereof are secured vertical strips 42 which strips each have a series of upwardly projecting books 43 struck inwardly therefrom, and the respective hooks on the opposite sides of the doorway being The shelves are of the wire brackets of the shelves being ar-' ranged at a suitable distance above'the front ends of the shelves and engaging the hooks 43 along the inner sides of the jambs of the doorway 18 and the front ends of the shelves swinging against the inner sides of the said jamb will thereby support the shelves in an efficient manner. A plurality of fillers 44 are also secured between the sides of the shelves and the brackets, which fillers serve to retain the articles on the shelves, as well aslprox iding a more substantial structure. These shelves may therefore be utilized in the ordinary fashion for supporting the eatables and other'matter. placed thereon, and. when desired the shelves may be readily removed from the refrigerator by raising same to disengage the hook-engaging portions 40 from the hooks 43 and tilting the shelves to permit same ,to be drawn through the doorway 11.

The ice-compartment comprises a suitable casing or box 22 having the front thereof open and having the respective openings 24 and 24" in the bottom and top thereof, the edges of the said openings being inturned as designated at 47 and 47. To the forward end of the bottom of the ice compartment is secured a bar 25 having the inner and lower rabbet 28, and the bottom of the ice compartment slopes rearwardly from the said bar or forward end of the'ice-compartment. At the rear end of the bottom of the ice compartment is provided a depending nipple 31 for permitting the escape of the waste water, the edge 47 of the opening 24 being inturned thus preventing the escape of waste water through the said opening 24. The

. ice compartment is provided with a false bottom 27 of corrugated sheet metal, and the same is supported above the bottom of the ice compartment by means of metallic bars 29 secured to the bottom thereof at the for- 3 ward and rear ends and which bars have their ends bent downwardly to form legs 30 to .rest upon the bottom of. the ice compartment 'and thereby support the false bottom 27. The ice compartment is also provided with a handle 26 secured to the inner side of the top thereof for convenience in handling the ice compartment as hereinafter de- -1scribed. This ice compartment 22 is slid ,intothe casing 10 throughthe doorway 15 to bring the back of the ice compartment against the back of the refrigerator, and the rabbet 28 engaging over the seat 45 of the strip 20 as provided by the outer rabbet of the door frame 19. The-ice compartment is also provided with flanges '23 projecting outwardly from the forward ends of the sides and top thereof, which flanges rest against the seat provided by the outerrab: bet of the doorframe 19. Inthis manner, the ice compartment is supported by the strip 20, or solely from the door frame 19, of which the strip 20 form-s a part. The ice may be readily inserted into the ice compartment through the doorway 12 and is supported upon the false bottom 27 of the ice compartment, a circulation of air being established through theice compartment bymeans of the openings 24 and 24 in the bottom and top 0fv the ice compartment.

A tubular memberor nipple 33 is passed through the bottom of the refrigerator below the nipple 31- of the ice compartment, and a vertical pipe 32 has the lower end thereof inserted into the upper end of the nipple 33 and has the upper end thereof flared to catch the drippings or waste water as the same drops from the nipple 31. The usual trap cup 34 is secured to the lower end of the nipple 33 by means of the double spring 46 upstanding therefrom and fric-, tionally engaging in the lower end of the said nipple. This trap cup 34 performs the usual function of permitting the waste water way, and the eatables and articles may also be placed on the bottom through the doorways 11 and 13, and as above described the ice may be inserted into the ice compartment through the doorway 12. Therefore, as described, all obstructions or securing means have been eliminated from within the walls of the casing for the purpose of supporting the shelves and ice compartment,

and this result is obtained in such a manner as not to encumber the ordinary use of the refrigerator. It is also convenient to remove the shelves from time to time, and to remove the ice compartment by sliding same outwardly, thereby permitting the interior of the refrigerator: to be cleansed. This' refrigerator is therefore sanitary,and a perfect circulation of air is provided thereby retaining the cold'air pure. The refrigerator embodying the present invention is also comparatively inexpensive to manufacture,

and it will be seen that by the provision'of the present invention, the objects aimed at are attained in an efficient and convenient Having described my invention, what I claim as new is l. A container having adoor-way in one wall, a shelf extending across the door-way and having side hangers, and means carried by the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the doorway for the engagement of the hangers.

2. A container having a door-Way in one wall, a shelf extending across the door way and having side hangers, the shelf resting against and the hangers being secured to the inner side. of the said wall at the sides of the door-way.

3. A container having a door-way in one wall, a shelf extending across and wider than the door-way and having side hangers, the shelf resting against the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the door-way, and means for detachably securing the hangers to the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the door-way.

4Q A container having a door-way in one wall, a shelf extending across the door-way having side hangers and interengaging means carried by the said hangers and the inner sides of the said wall at the side of the doorway.

5. A container having a door-way in one wall, a shelf extending across and wider than the door-way, the shelf having side hangers and seating against the inner side of the'side wall, and interengaging means carried by the saidhangers and the inner side of the said wall at the sides-of the doorway for supporting the shelf solely from the inner side of the said wall.

6. A container having a door-way in one wall, hooks secured to the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the door-way, and a shelf extending across the door-way and having portions engaging the said hooks to solely support the shelf from the inner side of the said wall.

7. A container having a door-way in one wall, a shelf extending across and wider than the door-way and having upstanding side hangers, hooks secured to the inner side of the said wall at the sides ofthe' door-way, the said hangers having portions engaging the hooks to permit the shelf to seat against the inner side of the said wall to be supported solely thereby.

S. A container having a door-way in one wall, a shelf extending across the door-way and including side hangers, each hanger comprising a wire attached at one end to the shelf inclined toward one end thereof, then bent angularly and downwardly and secured to the respective end of the shelf, and means carried by the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the door-way for.

engaging the said angular portions of the hangers. a

9. A container having a door-Way in one wall, hooks secured to the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the door-way, and a' shelf extending across the door-way and adapted to seatagainst the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the door-way, the

shelf having upstanding side hangers provided with means above the respective end of the shelf .for engaging the hooks, whereby the said end will swing against the said wall.

10. A container'having a door-way in one wall, hooks secured to the inner side of the said wall at the sides of the door-way, and a shelf extending across the door-way and including side hangers, each hanger being bent from a wire secured at one end to the shelf and inclined toward one end of the shelf, then being bent into a hook engaging portion, and then being bent downwardly and secured to the said end of the shelf, the said hook engaging port-ions engaging the said hooks to support the'shelf.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' RUDOLPH A. RIEK.

Witnesses:

CHAS. B. Pn'rEnsoN, MAE E. RAYMOND. V 

